Grant Withers
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-01-17
Day of Death
1959-03-27 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Grant Withers
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Grant Withers (January 17, 1905, Pueblo, Colorado – March 27, 1959, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California), born Granville G. Withers, was a prolific American film actor with a sizeable body of work.
With early beginnings in the silent era, Withers moved into talkies establishing himself with an impressive list of headlined features as a young and handsome male lead.
As his career progressed, his importance diminished, but he did manage a 10-year contract at Republic Pictures. His friendships with both John Ford and John Wayne secured him a spot in nine of Wayne's films, but later roles dwindled to supporting parts, mainly as villains in B-movies, serials, and finally television. He appeared in the late 1950s in two episodes of the syndicated western series 26 Men, set in Arizona, where he had earlier eloped with Loretta Young.
His life in film, five unsuccessful marriages, and a tragic end had all the makings of its own Hollywood drama.
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Known For
Acting
It's Always Sunday
as William Brackett Sr.
(1994)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
(1959)
I, Mobster
as Paul Moran
(1957)
Last Stagecoach West
as Jack Fergus
(1957)
Hell's Crossroads
as Sheriff Oliver
(1956)
The White Squaw
as Sheriff
(1955)
Run for Cover
as Gentry
(1955)
Lady Godiva of Coventry
as Pendar
(1953)
The Sun Shines Bright
as Buck Ramsey
(1953)
Fair Wind to Java
as Jason Blue
(1953)
Tropic Zone
as Bert Nelson
(1953)
Iron Mountain Trail
as Roger McCall
(1953)
Champ for a Day
as Scott Cameron
(1952)
Tropical Heat Wave
as Norman James
(1952)
Hoodlum Empire
as Rev. Simon Andrews
(1952)
Leadville Gunslinger
as Jonathan Graves
(1952)
Woman of the North Country
as Henry S. Chapman
(1952)
Oklahoma Annie
as Bull McCready
(1952)
Captive of Billy the Kid
as Van Stanley
(1951)
Million Dollar Pursuit
as Carlo Petrov
(1951)
Spoilers of the Plains
as Gregory Camwell
(1951)
Utah Wagon Train
as Red Bancroft
(1951)
Belle Le Grand
as Shannon
(1951)
The Sea Hornet
as Rocky Lowe
(1950)
Rock Island Trail
as David Strong
(1950)
Rio Grande
as U.S. Deputy Marshal
(1950)
Hit Parade of 1951
as Smokey
(1950)
The Savage Horde
as Wade Proctor
(1950)
Trigger, Jr.
as Manson
(1950)
Bells of Coronado
as Craig Bennett
(1950)
Tripoli
as Sgt. Derek
(1949)
Hellfire
as Sheriff Martin
(1949)
The Fighting Kentuckian
as George Hayden
(1949)
Duke of Chicago
as Tony Russo
(1948)
The Gallant Legion
as Wesley Hardin
(1948)
Fort Apache
as Silas Meacham
(1948)
Homicide for Three
as Joe Hatch
(1948)
The Plunderers
as Deputy Tap Lawrence
(1948)
Night Time in Nevada
as Ran Farrell
(1948)
Angel in Exile
as Sheriff
(1948)
Sons of Adventure
as J.L. Sterling
(1948)
Old Los Angeles
as Ed Luckner
(1948)
Wake of the Red Witch
as Capt. Wilde Youngeur
(1948)
Daredevils of the Clouds
as Matt Conroy
(1947)
Wyoming
as Joe Sublette
(1947)
Blackmail
as Inspector Donaldson
(1947)
Tycoon
as Fog
(1947)
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Bill Winters
(1947)
The Trespasser
as Detective Lt. Kirk
(1947)
Gunfighters
as Deputy Bill Yount
(1946)
Affairs of Geraldine
as Henry Cooper
(1946)
My Darling Clementine
as Ike Clanton
(1946)
In Old Sacramento
as Captain Mark Slayter
(1945)
Dangerous Partners
as Jonathan
(1945)
Utah
as Ben Bowman
(1945)
Bells of Rosarita
as William Ripley
(1945)
Dakota
as Slagin
(1945)
The Vampire's Ghost
as Father Gilchrist
(1945)
Road to Alcatraz
as Inspector Craven
(1944)
Goodnight, Sweetheart
as Matt Colby
(1944)
The Yellow Rose of Texas
as Express Agent Lucas
(1944)
The Fighting Seabees
as Whanger Spreckles
(1944)
Roger Touhy, Gangster
as FBI Man Detaining 'Ice Box' (uncredited)
(1944)
The Girl Who Dared
as Homer Norton
(1944)
Silent Partner
as Bob Ross
(1943)
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
In Old Oklahoma
as "Rich"Richardson
(1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Waddy (uncredited)
(1943)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
as Henry Potter
(1943)
No Time for Love
as Pete Hanagan (uncredited)
(1943)
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Bob Hastings
(1943)
Captive Wild Woman
as Veterinarian (uncredited)
(1942)
Tennessee Johnson
as Mordecai Milligan
(1942)
Butch Minds the Baby
as Cactus Pete
(1942)
Northwest Rangers
as Fowler
(1942)
Panama Hattie
as Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
(1942)
Apache Trail
as 'Les' Lestrade
(1941)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)
(1941)
Billy the Kid
as Ed Shanahan
(1941)
No Hands on the Clock
as Harry Belding
(1941)
The Get-Away
as Rufe Parker, a Gangster
(1941)
Parachute Battalion
as Captain
(1941)
The Masked Rider
as Douglas
(1941)
Let's Make Music
as Headwaiter
(1940)
Phantom of Chinatown
as Police Captain Street
(1940)
The Fatal Hour
as Capt. Bill Street
(1940)
Men Against the Sky
as Mr. Grant
(1940)
Doomed to Die
as Capt. William Street
(1940)
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Withers
(1940)
Tomboy
as Mr. Kelly
(1939)
Daughter of the Tong
as Ralph Dickson
(1939)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong
as Police Capt. Sam Street
(1939)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown
as Police Capt. Bill Street
(1939)
Navy Secrets
as Steve Fletcher, alias CPO Steve Roberts
(1939)
Lure of the Wasteland
as Smitty
(1939)
Boys' Reformatory
as Dr. Owens
(1938)
Held For Ransom
as Larry Scott
(1938)
The Secret of Treasure Island
as Roderick Gridley
(1938)
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Jack
(1938)
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Police Capt. Sam Street
(1938)
The Marines Come Thru
as Pvt. Jack 'Junior' Murray
(1937)
Bill Cracks Down
as 'Tons' Walker
(1937)
Paradise Express
as Lawrence 'Larry' Doyle
(1937)
Radio Patrol
as Officer Pat O'Hara
(1937)
Hollywood Round-Up
as Grant Drexel
(1937)
Telephone Operator
as Red
(1937)
Jungle Jim
as Jim 'Jungle Jim' Bradley
(1936)
The Arizona Raiders
as Monroe Adams, Harriett's lawyer
(1936)
The Sky Parade
as Casey Cameron
(1936)
Lady Be Careful
as Lt. Loomis
(1936)
Border Flight
as Lt. Pat Tornell
(1936)
Three on a Limb
as Oscar
(1936)
Let's Sing Again
as Jim 'Diablo' Wilkins
(1935)
The Test
as Brule Conway
(1935)
Storm Over the Andes
as Mitchell
(1935)
Rip Roaring Riley
as Major Gray
(1935)
Society Fever
as Ronald Dawson
(1935)
Ship Cafe
as Rocky Stone
(1935)
Skybound
as Chet Morley
(1935)
The Fighting Marines
as Cpl. Larry Lawrernce
(1935)
Goin' to Town
as Young Stud
(1935)
Waterfront Lady
as Tod
(1935)
Valley of Wanted Men
as Fred
(1934)
The Red Rider
as 'Silent' Slade
(1934)
Tailspin Tommy
as Milt Howe
(1932)
The Secrets of Wu Sin
as James Manning
(1932)
Red Haired Alibi
as Robert 'Bob' Shelton
(1932)
The Gambling Sex
as Bill Foster
(1931)
Swanee River
as Garry
(1931)
Too Young to Marry
as Bill Clark
(1931)
Other Men's Women
as Bill White
(1930)
Soldiers and Women
as Capt. Clive Branch
(1930)
Sinners' Holiday
as Angel
(1930)
(1930)
The Second Floor Mystery
as Geoffrey West
(1930)
Scarlet Pages
as Bob Lawrence
(1930)
Back Pay
as Gerald
(1930)
Dancing Sweeties
as Bill Cleaver
(1930)
The Other Tomorrow
as Jon Carter
(1929)
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited)
(1929)
Saturday's Children
as Rims Rosson
(1929)
Hearts in Exile
as Paul Pavloff
(1929)
So Long Letty
as Harry Miller
(1929)
Tiger Rose
as Bruce
(1929)
Madonna of Avenue A
as Slim Shayne
(1929)
In the Headlines
as Nosey Norton
(1929)
The Time, the Place and the Girl
as Jim Crane
(1929)
The Greyhound Limited
as Bill
(1928)
Tillie's Punctured Romance
as Hero
(1928)
The Road to Ruin
as Don Hughes
(1928)
Bringing Up Father
as Dennis
(1928)
Golden Shackles
as Frank Fordyce
(1927)
College
as Jeff's Friend (uncredited)
(1927)
(1927)
The Final Extra
as Pat Riley
(1927)
Upstream
as John Rogers
(1927)
(1926)
The Gentle Cyclone
as Wilkes Junior
(1926)
The Lady of Lyons, N.Y.
as Jack Fairfax
Crew
(1945)
China's Little Devils
Producer
(1940)
On the Spot
Producer